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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tell me if you think I am old fashioned, but I am starting to think my child is not doing enough writing and doing too much on the 1-1 iPad. He seems to be hitting milestones (like being able to print his name in kindergarten, reading by 1st grade), but I seem to remember from my school days at a crappy elementary stilldoing writing by hand, copying sentences, working on spelling lists, and doing little written projects. Nothing complicated, but maybe working on copying a little book of verse and then making matching art. Or filling out little questionnaires about family.

What are you seeing at your K-2? Are these little meaningless busy projects or are they important for learning? DS’ handwriting is horrible. [/quote]

My child is in a NY PK-12 private and there are no screens in K-2 (I don’t know when screens are introduced). Handwriting is very important and is prioritized, especially in PK and K. I’m happy about that because studies suggest that you retain information much better when you write it down. And reading and writing are two sides of the same coin. Kids get too much screen time as it is.[/quote]

[b]Obviously handwriting is prioritized in the early grades.   They are just starting out. There’s no reason to use electronics in early elementary[/b] so that’s good.  It’s true you can retain information better if you read it and write it down.   If using a Chromebook you are writing it down.   Some people prefer to write it on paper, some on Chromebook.  It should be a choice by high school.   I was one of the students who couldn’t write fast enough to take useful notes.  My letters came out jumbled and I didn’t have dyslexia.   So many of us would have benefited from computers 30 years ago.  [/quote]

Well no, that’s not obvious and it’s not what many parents are seeing. That’s what this whole thread is about. Most kids are using electronics at school K-2, many as their primary learning tool. [/quote]

I’m sorry, I assumed that lower grades are where the majority of learning to write was taught.

Computers aren’t helpful in those grades and it’s too bad they are being used.   I wonder if that’s the norm or just a small minority.

This thread is also about older kids using Chromebooks.   I do think that chromebooks are useful in upper grades for a portion of the day.   But only after the basics are taught through the third grade or so.  [/quote]

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